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Chapter 606: Star River Trials (Part 2)
Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan walked up to the squad leader, saluted, and said, "Squad leader, Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan report in. We apply to join the war. Hope you will approve it."
"You have already retired, why don't you go back to Earth?" The squad leader put down the work at hand. He was tall and strong, a head taller than Meng Xiang, but his eyes were full of respect.
Soldiers who would rather fight than retire are definitely worthy of respect.
Meng Xiang couldn't think of a good excuse for the monitor's question. Gu Panpan suddenly interrupted, "Report, because... because we are homeless."
"So your hometown was also destroyed by bedbugs. Okay, I'll report to the lieutenant now, and you guys go and get ready." After saying that, the squad leader led Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan into the weapons and gun cabin, where the soldiers inside were packing up their weapons and registering them one by one.
Compared with the last time, the weapons of the Earth Army infantry are still very backward, but the armored team finally appeared.
Infantry armor is a set of high-tech equipment that uses mechanical assistance to improve human mobility and defense. When worn by infantry, they can easily lift objects weighing one ton, move quickly, jump to ultra-high heights, and even fly for a short period of time. Its functions are similar to the Amp armor in "Avatar".
A 200-man infantry squad has 3 armored soldiers. Although the number is small, the armored soldiers will play an important role. At least, they can carry heavy weapons and assist the infantry in fighting in the insect area.
Gu Panpan put on her clothes and helmet with great interest, and looked at herself in the mirror, just like she was trying on new clothes.
This training was not dangerous at all for Meng Xiang, so he did not plan to unleash his spiritual energy, and he was not even going to use his demonization and King-ken. He wanted to rely on his own body and the spiritual sword condensed with spiritual energy to fight the stink bugs, and try his best to break through the thin paper that prevented him from breaking through to the deep and subtle level.
The mission this time is to enter the "Silver Sand Basin" in Orion to rescue the trapped ore miners. Meng Xiang inquired from his companions and learned that the Zerg threat to humans is growing. The planets that were previously conquered by humans have been counterattacked by the Zerg, causing countless casualties among humans.
The "Silver Sands Basin" is the human territory that was reoccupied by the Zerg. ~~
The "Silver Sand Basin" is a planetary cluster composed of nearly 100 asteroids, which contains rare "Star Blood Iron Ore", of which the mother planet "Silver Sand Star" has the richest reserves. Scientists have confirmed that the planetary cluster in the "Silver Sand Basin" is just a split from the "Silver Sand Star", and the "Star Blood Iron Ore" carried by the planets is just a drop in the ocean of "Silver Sand Star", so humans are willing to risk their lives to annihilate the Zerg on "Silver Sand Star" and then build a mining base.
"Star Blood Iron Ore" is the toughest metal known in the world. The armor of armored soldiers is made of "Star Blood Iron Ore" and can even withstand missile bombardment, so the Earth's military must regain control of "Silver Sand Star".
Saving the miners was just an excuse; expelling the Zerg and reoccupying "Silver Sand Star" was the military's ultimate goal.
Meng Xiang only cares about fighting, so why does he care about the purpose of the mission
The infantrymen who entered the battleship were all worried and had solemn expressions, showing the difficulty of this mission.
Nearly a hundred asteroids in the "Yinsha Basin" surround the "Yinsha Star", emitting a huge magnetic field. No warships can enter. Humans can only land on the asteroids in small aircraft, refuel, and then rely on spacecraft to fly out of the asteroid and land on another planet. They have to do this dozens of times before they can reach the "Yinsha Star".
For a long time, scientists on Earth have been mining iron ore on the edge of the "Silver Sand Basin". However, the iron ore on the asteroid is limited. In order to obtain a larger amount of "Star Blood Iron Ore", even though it is so troublesome to enter the "Silver Sand Star", driven by greed, they still set foot on the "Silver Sand Star" without fear.
The Zerg on the asteroid have reproduced again and their base has long been destroyed. In other words, this time they must conquer one planet at a time and go directly to the "Silver Sand Star".
This is more to Meng Xiang's liking. During the 15-day plot, he can keep killing until he returns.
After flying at superluminal speed for several hours, the "Silver Sand Basin" was already in sight. Through the telescope, one could clearly see a huge planet illuminated by the colorful rays of light. Next to the planet were asteroids that were only one percent the size of the moon.
Packing up, mobilizing, and setting off, hundreds of aircraft loaded with soldiers and supplies were launched from several warships. Sitting in the bumpy flight cabin, some soldiers screamed, some vomited, and some laughed... Gu Panpan was even more excited and shouted. If she was not tied up by the seat belt, she would even dance and shout.
Riding in this kind of spacecraft that shuttles through the universe is more exciting than riding a roller coaster.
Only Meng Xiang looked calm. He was here to practice, not to play. While the aircraft was shaking, he took the time to practice observation and capture every move of the hundreds of people in the flight cabin.
The spacecraft was landing, and the strong sense of crisis made Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan concentrate their mental strength. This small planet in front of them definitely contained unimaginable dangers.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..." Countless blue plasma balls spewed out from the planet, as if welcoming the arrival of the Earth Army. However, these plasma balls were not friendly, they were plasma bombs spewed out by plasma bugs, and any aircraft that touched or brushed past would explode and disintegrate in an instant.
Thousands of meters above the ground, the soldiers were praying not to be hit by the plasma ball. Suddenly, the aircraft shook violently. Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan only felt dazzling light coming from all directions. As the soldiers screamed, the next second, the aircraft they were riding had exploded into a pile of scrap metal and disintegrated in mid-air. All the infantry were torn to pieces and burned to charcoal ash by the fire and air pressure at the moment of the explosion.
Except Meng Xiang and Gu Panpan.
Meng Xiang had the spiritual light defense, so how could he take such flames and explosions seriously? Gu Panpan was also safe and sound with the dragon crystal and the divine talisman as protection. The two fell in mid-air, and saw balls of blue plasma shooting straight at them from the ground. The power of these plasmas was comparable to that of plasma bombs. If they were hit head-on, the consequences would be disastrous.
Meng Xiang picked up Gu Panpan with one hand, burst out with the initial spiritual gathering, flew away from the attack area of the plasma bomb like an arrow, and landed steadily on the ground.
In the distance, the abdomens of dozens of huge plasma worms gradually swelled, and with a "splash", a ball of strong plasma spurted out from their buttocks and shot straight into the sky. The densely packed aircraft in the sky dodged left and right, and sometimes an aircraft was hit and turned into a brilliant ball of fire and fell.
“Boom boom…” Several plasma worms were blown to pieces. The powerful impact wave scraped along the electric surface, causing sand and rocks to fly everywhere.
The infantry who landed safely finally fired the miniature nuclear bomb.
"Rustle, rustle..." Countless sharp and dense sounds filled the entire battlefield. All around, thousands of bedbugs stretched out their claws towards the soldiers who had landed safely.
"Gu Panpan, don't leave my sight. If you can't resist it, call me immediately through the mind communicator." Before Meng Xiang finished his words, Gu Panpan had already rushed towards the bedbug.
"Brother Xiang, don't underestimate me. Let me show you what I can do." Gu Panpan was very excited, and she had the right to be excited.
The first horror film unlocked the potential lock, experienced a life-and-death battle, and then got the support of his companions, strengthened his body, exchanged it for a seven-orifice exquisite body, and even reached the intermediate Qi level.
To strengthen the points and side plots required for a newcomer who has to survive on his own, it would take at least 4 or 5 horror movies to get them. As for unlocking the potential, it is even more rare. Many reincarnations have to go through 6 or 7 horror movies before they can barely unlock their potential.
Gu Panpan got all this after the end of the first horror movie. Half of it was luck and half was potential.
"Hoo, hoo, hoo..." A strong wind blew towards the stink bug in the distance. Through energy perception and subtle observation, Meng Xiang felt that countless energies overflowed from Gu Panpan's body and instantly condensed into a 10-meter-tall six-armed giant panda.
The image of the giant panda is very cute, but it looks a bit out of place when paired with six muscular human hands. Moreover, each of these six big hands holds a pair of knives, two guns, and two swords, and they all attack the stink bugs in the distance.
The seventh stage of Qigong, "Soldier Qi", is to condense Qi into soldiers to attack.
But Gu Panpan was so cute that Meng Xiang couldn't help but cover his mouth and laugh, because to condense the soldiers to attack, there was no need for the image of the "giant panda" holding weapons. It was just a spoof of Gu Panpan, and it would waste his Qigong in vain.
"Swish, swish, bang bang..." Wherever the giant panda's six big hands went, the bedbugs were smashed into a ball of smelly meat. The weapons on the big hands were extremely sharp, and every blow of the weapons could dismember the bedbugs.
The Seventh Stage of Qigong was so powerful that it opened Meng Xiang's eyes.
"Swish" the giant panda and all kinds of weapons suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving Gu Panpan alone facing over a hundred savage bugs.
"The amount of Qigong is insufficient, and the state of condensing soldiers can only be maintained for 5 seconds? Not good." Meng Xiang didn't need to look at Panpan for help, he pounced on it like the wind. The spirit sword in his hand stretched to 10 meters. Through meticulous use of the sharpness and power of the spirit sword, with a light wave, there would always be several stink bugs cut in half by him.
The longer the spirit sword is, the more difficult it is to maintain its material state. However, Meng Xiang's meticulous skills come handy. Meng Xiang even tried to extend the spirit sword to 20 meters, and it was still hard and sharp.
With a wave of the 20-meter-long spiritual sword, a dense pile of stink bugs were killed. In this way, no matter how many stink bugs there were, they could not escape Meng Xiang's interception.
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